This is a Log as we travel to keep us in touch with the real world. We spent a lot of time in the real world now we love the space in the travel world. We live and love full time in our motor home. We tow a Honda FIT to scout around in. We have driven to Alaska and all the lower 48 states. We parked and took a side trip to Hawaii. After traveling in over 20 countries we are most proud of the 1900+ miles we hiked on the Appalachian Trail. Our plans are to travel as long as our health allows.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

I have a Living Will

Before this Implant I was asked a question, ‘Do you have a living will?” I thought , but did not say it, ‘is it that serious?’ Since I met Rick via the net over at life 101 he has said a lot of things that caused my mind to wander. Of course many folks say things that cause my mind to wander (so it ain’t Rick’s brilliance ).

Come to think of it, being OLD I take 3 pills. A multivitamin, a vitamin D and a 20mg Statin. EVERY STINKING DAY!

My sweetheart puts the multi vitamin on the table beside me. I find it there every day. I have the ‘D’ within reach beside the printer. So I get the ‘D’ pill out and put it beside the MULTI. Now honestly (this seriously worries me) within an hour I decide it is about time to take my daily dose of pills, so I decide to go get the Statin, it is 12 ft back in the MH medicine chest above the vanity. I get up and walk 5 ‘ and I am in front of the refrigerator. At that point I ask myself, why am I up and where I am going. I am being honest, I do this at least 3-4 times a week. Say all you want to, being nice, but that ain’t good.

I have a living will. If there isn’t a whole lot of chance to keep me here, let me go. I was in the care of a loved one once and I had to follow her wishes and it ain’t NO FUN. It is good for us to think ahead to prevent our kids/kin from making a the tough decision.

In that vein, it is nice when a family member is asked to log on to bloggersville and tell us when one of our friends has left us.

Friend Chuck’s daughter came on to tell us he thought a lot of his friends on the net, but ‘Chuck has left the Building.’ that was sweet.

We lost, ‘Just Plain Bill’ about 2011, but no notification.

Then Sam, ‘Say it Baldies’. His daughter came on and gave his farewell, very sweet.

6 comments:

So sorry to hear about Rose. That is a shocker. Glad you saw the news and passed it on. May she rest in peace. I read her blog for years. Always seemed so full of life. I had a living will but never had it notorized to make it official but did sit down with my children when I had them all together and let them know about my wishes. Life is such a fragile thing.

That was sad to hear about Rose; I read her blog off and on. Yep, it does make you wonder when someone disappears from blogging what happened with them. I might need to write out instructions to hubby just in case. We don't have a Living Will yet, but have that on our list to accomplish soon. We both know each other's wishes and son knows too but it would be good to get finalized in writing.

Tom's daughter has been after us forever to make our Living Wills. I dunno, methinks her dad just enjoys messing with her mind. In all seriousness - since we're what you call a 'blended' family, it's time to stop dragging our toes. (Then again, there's a scary sort of permanence about that.)

Now, I'm not about to snicker about your going to take a pill and winding up in front of the fridge. I used to think those 'pill keeper' contraptions were for Old Folks, and now? I wonder what I ever did without it!

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